diff --git a/unified-scheduler-pool/src/lib.rs b/unified-scheduler-pool/src/lib.rs
index f37b006396f561..69e9c244951fd5 100644
--- a/unified-scheduler-pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/unified-scheduler-pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ type AtomicSchedulerId = AtomicU64;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SchedulerPool<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> {
     scheduler_inners: Mutex<Vec<(S::Inner, Instant)>>,
-    block_production_scheduler_inner: Mutex<BlockProdutionSchedulerInner<S, TH>>,
+    block_production_scheduler_inner: Mutex<BlockProductionSchedulerInner<S, TH>>,
     trashed_scheduler_inners: Mutex<Vec<S::Inner>>,
     timeout_listeners: Mutex<Vec<(TimeoutListener, Instant)>>,
     handler_count: usize,
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ pub struct SchedulerPool<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> {
 /// (= banks) and `banking_packet_receiver` shouldn't be consumed by multiple schedulers at once.
 /// So, it's managed differently from block-verification schedulers.
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
-enum BlockProdutionSchedulerInner<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> {
+enum BlockProductionSchedulerInner<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> {
     #[default]
     NotSpawned,
     Pooled(S::Inner),
     Taken(SchedulerId),
 }
 
-impl<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> BlockProdutionSchedulerInner<S, TH> {
+impl<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> BlockProductionSchedulerInner<S, TH> {
     fn can_put(&self, returned: &S::Inner) -> bool {
         match self {
             Self::NotSpawned => false,
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ where
 
     fn spawn_block_production_scheduler(
         &self,
-        block_production_scheduler_inner: &mut MutexGuard<'_, BlockProdutionSchedulerInner<S, TH>>,
+        block_production_scheduler_inner: &mut MutexGuard<'_, BlockProductionSchedulerInner<S, TH>>,
     ) {
         let scheduler = S::spawn(
             self.self_arc(),
@@ -1586,16 +1586,16 @@ impl<S: SpawnableScheduler<TH>, TH: TaskHandler> ThreadManager<S, TH> {
                             }
                         },
                         recv(handler_context.banking_packet_receiver) -> banking_packet => {
+                            let HandlerContext {banking_packet_handler, banking_stage_helper, ..} = &mut handler_context;
+                            let banking_stage_helper = banking_stage_helper.as_ref().unwrap();
+
                             // See solana_core::banking_stage::unified_scheduler module doc as to
                             // justification of this additional work in the handler thread.
                             let Ok(banking_packet) = banking_packet else {
                                 info!("disconnected banking_packet_receiver");
                                 break;
                             };
-                            (handler_context.banking_packet_handler)(
-                                handler_context.banking_stage_helper.as_ref().unwrap(),
-                                banking_packet
-                            );
+                            banking_packet_handler(banking_stage_helper, banking_packet);
                             continue;
                         },
                     };
@@ -3773,7 +3773,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (_banking_packet_sender, banking_packet_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
         pool.register_banking_stage(
             banking_packet_receiver,
-            Box::new(|_, _| {}),
+            Box::new(|_, _| unreachable!()),
             poh_recorder.read().unwrap().new_recorder(),
         );
 
@@ -3878,11 +3878,11 @@ mod tests {
             );
         pool.register_banking_stage(
             banking_packet_receiver,
-            Box::new(|_, _| {}),
+            Box::new(|_, _| unreachable!()),
             poh_recorder.read().unwrap().new_recorder(),
         );
 
-        // Make sure the assertion in BlockProdutionSchedulerInner::can_put() doesn't cause false
+        // Make sure the assertion in BlockProductionSchedulerInner::can_put() doesn't cause false
         // positives...
         let context = SchedulingContext::for_verification(bank.clone());
         let scheduler = pool.take_scheduler(context);